Putnam Park Wildflowers

Flower ID: IMG_1118.JPG-07-12-2017
Flower name (scientific): Hylotelephium spectabile (Boreau) H. Ohba PY: 1977. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) hy-loh-te-LEH-fee-um speck-TAB-ih-lee
Flower name (common): Showy Stonecrop
Family name (common): Stonecrop or orpine
Family name (scientific): Crassulaceae
Scientific name origin:
     Genus: From the Greek hylo, for woodland or forest, and telephilum, for distant lover.
    Specific epithet: Latin for outstanding, i.e. spectacular, or showy.
Common name origin: From the attractive appearance of the flower clusters. Stonecrop refers to a habitat where hylotelephiums commonly occur wild, rocky or stony outcrops.
Flower description:
     Size: 0.2 to 0.5 inches (5 to 13 mm)
     Petal count: 5
     Color: Pink to red.
     Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-spherical
Plant description:
     Size: 12 to 18 inches (30 to 46 cm)
     Stem hairy:
     Other:
Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple
     Size: Leaves up to about 7 to 10 cm long and up to about 5 cm wide.
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     Other: Shape: leaf, elliptic (MBG)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced, escaped.
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon in Putnam Park
Bloom time (typical): July to August
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial
Habitat: Woodland edges, sun, dry to moist.
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Similar species (if any): None close.
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Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Dane, Eau Claire, Milwaukee) Click here for distribution map
In US: (CT, GA, LA, NC, NJ, NY, PA, WI) Click here for distribution map
In Canada:
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Synonym(s):
Basionym: Sedum spectabile Boreau in Mém. Soc. Acad. Maine Loire 20: 116 (1866).
Homotypic Synonym(s): POWO lists 2 homotypic synonyms for this species.
Heterotypic Synonym(s): na
Autonym: Hylotelephium spectabile var. spectabile (The other infraspecific is Hylotelephium spectabile var. angustifolium (Kitagawa) S. H. Fu which has not been recorded from North America.)
Wetland Status (NC): Not listed
Wetland Status (MW): Not listed